It’s about time. The Westmoreland County Commissioners have plans for the American Rescue Plan funds — finally. The American Rescue Plan was the $1.9 trillion federal legislation passed in March 2021 with multiple purposes: to fight covid pandemic spread, to financially help American households and to provide money for communities
Westmoreland commissioners on Tuesday said more than $25 million will be spent from the county’s American Rescue Plan funds to address community redevelopment and ease hunger. For more than a year, commissioners have promised a detailed plan to allocate the $105.4 million earmarked to the county from the American Rescue
Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network are collaborating with 20 nonprofits in Washington, Allegheny and Westmoreland counties to create a social care network.
First Lady Frances Wolf joined members of the General Assembly and representatives at Mary’s Shelter in Reading to announce an $11.4 million investment in cold storage infrastructure for food banks serving every county of Pennsylvania.